The mission of Project Pave is to end violence by empowering youth to build healthy relationships through innovative intervention and prevention education programming.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$174K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$174K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $316K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$203K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1986.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $941K Management & general 20% · $261K Fundraising 9% · $114K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $174K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$103,341Pt VII · Sec A
$71,010Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tara Williams’s $122K as Executive Di is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tara Williams$122,408$103,341$92,961———
Lynne Wichert$104,608—————
Adam Evans——$24,059$86,408$82,001$82,247
Derek McCoy Thru 83123—$71,010————
Derek McCoy——$63,165———
Case Collard———$250$250—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering youth to build healthy relationships and end violence through education.

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2 programs · $941K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Intervention Program -School-Based Therapy

447 trauma-focused individual and group therapy sessions were provided for 91 children and youth impacted by violence. -youth & family support: 279 personal advocacy support or referral services were provided for 15 PARENTS/GRANDPARENTS/GUARDIANS and 9 youth who participate in pave programming.

$589Kprogram expense
02

Prevention Program -Path to Healthy Relationship Classes

36 in-depth curriculum sessions focused on healthy relationships were taught in schools reaching 570 youth and 90 adults. -true man: 10 multi-session curriculum sessions focused on healthy masculinity were taught reaching 272 youth and 16 adults.

$352Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$316K
Grants paid · 18 grants · $444K · 2019–2024
The Rock CenterCO · FY2024$17,230
Unitemized GrantFY2024$13,934
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$118,465
The Rock CenterCO · FY2023$48,394
Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$66,811
The Rock CenterCO · FY2022$16,569
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,000
Street Fraternity INCCO · FY2021$11,768
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,969
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,000
Street Fraternity INCCO · FY2020$20,189
Unitemized GrantFY2020$15,167
Unitemized GrantFY2020$7,000
Street Fraternity INCCO · FY2019$56,386
Unitemized GrantFY2019$9,750
Unitemized GrantFY2019$8,342

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$51K
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$941K
Managementcol C$261K
Fundraisingcol D$114K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$714K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$203K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$741K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$9K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$73K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$51K
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Gains on assetsLn 7$24K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$164K
SavingsLn 2$551K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$714K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$359K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K
Other assetsLn 15$578K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$203K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 647
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$788K$714K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$157K$359K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$11K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$244K$203K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$48K$48K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$125K$125K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$140K$72K$21K$47K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$734K$526K$166K$42K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$13K$9K$3K$595
Other employee benefitsLn 9$61K$39K$19K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$73K$50K$16K$7K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$5K$2K$590
Information technologyLn 14$8K$5K$2K$795
OccupancyLn 16$36K$23K$7K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$869$632
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$34K$7K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$941K$261K$114K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$1.1M−$18K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.5M$1.3M$188K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.2M−$66K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.1M−$23K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.1M−$21K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.1M$246K$1.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,503,249 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,135,978$1,423,142
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $28,113$51,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$52$49,590
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$13,467−$20,483
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,150,572$1,503,249
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $90,380$173,859
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,009,128$1,021,142
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $116,824$119,946
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,216,332$1,314,947
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$65,760$188,302
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,503,249 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$73,036
VIII-1e Government grants$741,405
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$608,701
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$9,205
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,423,142
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $51,000$51,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25,197$25,197
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $24,393$24,393
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$20,894−$20,894
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $411$411
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $51,411 · Excluded from tax $28,696$1,503,249
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,314,947 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $48,394$48,394
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $125,465$125,465
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $72,051 · Management $21,161 · Fundraising $47,012$140,224
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $526,217 · Management $165,914 · Fundraising $42,113$734,244
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,150 · Management $3,098 · Fundraising $595$12,843
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $39,284 · Management $19,301 · Fundraising $2,678$61,263
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $49,639 · Management $15,583 · Fundraising $7,346$72,568
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,983$3,983
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $10,884$10,884
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,992 · Management $1,539 · Fundraising $590$7,121
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,322 · Management $1,642 · Fundraising $795$7,759
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,283 · Management $7,459 · Fundraising $5,423$36,165
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,141$2,141
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,712 · Management $869 · Fundraising $632$4,213
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,010 · Management $7,204 · Fundraising $6,466$47,680
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $940,519 · Management $260,778 · Fundraising $113,650$1,314,947
Part X · Balance sheet $1,883,981 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $270,087$163,749
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $517,841$550,568
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$172,033
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $149,010$11,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,248$17,643
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,712$10,808
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $157,219$358,953
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $41,997$21,418
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $530,622$577,809
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,690,736$1,883,981
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $70,199$82,193
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $131,597$98,223
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $41,997$22,342
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $243,793$202,758
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,159,473$1,262,888
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $287,470$418,335
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,446,943$1,681,223
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,690,736$1,883,981
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,681,223 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,503,249
XI-2 Total expenses$1,314,947
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$188,302
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,446,943
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$20,613
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$25,365
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,681,223

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